THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Senator Josh Green, Chair |
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Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair |
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Senator Will Espero, Chair |
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Senator Breene Harimoto, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Monday, January 30, 2017 |
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2:55 p.m. |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Defines emergency shelter to mean a homeless facility designed to provide temporary shelter and services for up to six months. Allows homeless shelter stipends to be adjusted at the end of each year based upon achievement of performance measures. Requires homeless shelters to have no fewer than one shower, one sink, and one toilet per twenty-five residents and the minimum area of each partitioned space to be determined by the number of residents and capacity of the shelter. Establishes that the storage space at a homeless shelter shall be determined by each shelter's space availability. Removes DHS's authority to require shelters to comply with additional requirements. Establishes and funds 2.0 FTE positions to assist in the implementation of the homeless shelter program. Appropriates funds for homeless shelters and other non-recurring costs.
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires twenty per cent of the department of human services' annual medicaid budget to be used for housing-related services and other permanent supportive services for homeless individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders. Requires the department to seek a section 1115 waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates funds to the department of human services to continue to administer the housing first program, and to expand the housing first program outside of Oahu, for chronically homeless individuals.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Will Espero Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Josh Green Chair |
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